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The Civil War

IMDb 7.9 1990 • 76 min • DocumentaryWar & PoliticsDrama

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Plot Summary

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Top Cast

David McCullough
David McCullough Narrator
Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston Abraham Lincoln
Julie Harris
Julie Harris Mary Chestnut
Jason Robards
Jason Robards Ulysses S. Grant
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Frederick Douglass

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